Shoe or socket for loggers&#39; falling-boards.



A. MoNULTY.

SHOE 0R SOCKET FOB. LOGGERS' FALLING BOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26. 1908.

91 3,423. Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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SHOE OB SOCKET FOR LOGGERS FALLING-BOARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

Application filed May 26, 1908. Serial No. 435,108.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anrorzo McNUL'rr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Littlerock, in the county of Thurston and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Shoe or Socket for Loggers Falling- Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the business of logging, and more particularly timber falling, where the timber to be felled is of a large growth, and it consists of a steel shoe or socket to be used upon the timber fallers falling board.

The character of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawing.

Figure l is a vertical transverse sectional view of my device, Fig. 2 is a plan view, and 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Fig. 1 shows the shoe to be hollow, thus enabling the sawyer to thrust his falling board into the shoe, the board penetrating the shoe length-wise and fitting within the socket F.

Fig. 2 shows the upper side G of the shoe, the rounded end of the shoe, C, D, is calculated to be thrust into a notch cut in the side of the tree to be felled, and is prevented from slipping out of said notch by means of an elevated portion or lip, 0,15; 13,1); which elevated oortion or li) en 'a 'es the to) of l l s s l the notch, the lower portion of the notch acting as a support upon which the bottom side of the shoe rests; letter, E, shows a round aperture in the shoe, intended to receive an iron pin, said pin being intended to fit into a similarghole in the end of the falling board,

thus preventing the board from slipping out of the shoe.

In Fig. 3, which is a vertical section of the shoe cut lengthwise, B, shows the elevated portion, or lip of the shoe, intended to prevent the shoe from slipping out of the notch in the side of the tree about to be felled.

The device is usually made of cast steel, but may be made of iron or other metal.

Y hat- I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described, comprising a slightly tapered body portion terminating in a curved end, said body portion provided with a central socket and a projecting lip at said curved end thereof, one side face of said body portion terminating in said lip.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a slightly tapered body portion terminating in a curved end, said body portion provided with a central socket and a projecting lip at said curved end thereof, one side face of said body portion terminating in said lip forming a curved line therewith, and provided with a central aperture communicating with said socket.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a single body portion having a curved end, an integral sharpened upturned curved lip at said end, and provided with an attaching socket.

in testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFONZO MCNULTY.

Witnesses:

JEROME B. FLYNN, GEORGE H. FUNK. 

